SB 7 — STATE EMPLOYEE MINIMUM WAGE

SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE HEALTH AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 7 55TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO-- STATEOFNEWMEXICO- SECOND SESSION , 2022 4This 6document 8may 10incorporate ANamendments ACTproposed RELATINGby TOa MINIMUMcommittee, WAGES;but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.

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EverySECTION state1. employee, licensed and nonlicensed d r e 22 employee of school districts and state-chartered charter c e s k 23 schools and [every] person [regularly] employed at a state e a n b 24 educational institution named in Article 12, Section 11 of the u [ constitution of New Mexico [constitution, except student .222585.2 SFC/SHPAC/SB 7 employees as defined by the board of educational finance], except student employees as defined by the higher education department, shall receive a salary at a rate equal to at least [four hundred dollars ($400) per month] fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour.

Section 10-7-9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1974, Chapter 10, Section 2) is amended to read:

"10-7-9.

MINIMUM SALARY RATE.-- A.

Every state employee, licensed and nonlicensed employee of school districts and state-chartered charter schools and [every] person [regularly] employed at a state educational institution named in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico [constitution, except student employees as defined by the board of educational finance], except student employees as defined by the higher education department, shall receive a salary at a rate equal to at least [four hundred dollars ($400) per month ] fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour.

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APPROPRIATION.--Five million dollars g o ($5,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the t hr g e department of finance and administration for expenditure in i k h r i s fiscal year 2023 to provide sufficient funding to provide an h , t, hourly salary of at least fifteen dollars ($15.00) to all e u g e b l affected employees working in agencies governed by the e e h n d d i = = o h Personnel Act and the New Mexico state police career pay system l ] b ,d i a º e and the office of the attorney general employees, workers' r i = r t e w d compensation judges and executive exempt employees.

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